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Students investigate earthquakes and describe the interactions inside the Earth that cause them to occur. Then they research the equipment and systems for detection and measurement of earthquakes. Students also build and engage in a working simulation of a seismograph.

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the richter scale, earthquakes, magnitude, seismographs

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1st - 12th
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